windfall 音标拼音: [w'ɪndf
, ɔl]
n . 横财
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windfall n 1 :
fruit that has fallen from the tree 2 :
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (
as a sudden opportunity to make money ); "
the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line " [
synonym :
{
boom }, {
bonanza }, {
gold rush }, {
gravy }, {
godsend }, {
manna from heaven }, {
windfall }, {
bunce }]
Windfall \
Wind "
fall `\,
n .
1 .
Anything blown down or off by the wind ,
as fruit from a tree ,
or the tree itself ,
or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind ,
etc . "
They became a windfall upon the sudden ." --
Bacon .
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2 .
An unexpected legacy ,
or other gain .
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He had a mighty windfall out of doubt . --
B .
Jonson .
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29 Moby Thesaurus words for "
windfall ":
boast ,
bonus ,
buried treasure ,
catch ,
diamond ,
discovery ,
find ,
finding ,
foundling ,
gem ,
godsend ,
good thing ,
gravy ,
jewel ,
pearl ,
plum ,
pride ,
pride and joy ,
prize ,
treasure ,
treasure trove ,
trophy ,
trouvaille ,
trove ,
waifs ,
waifs and strays ,
windfall money ,
windfall profit ,
winner
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